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A 5MW/2MWh battery dispatched to Western Power's Kalbarri microgrid, to help deliver cheap reliable renewable power to the W.A. resort town.

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Why network operators will take thousands of customers off the grid

Giles Parkinson16 October 201916 October 2019

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Western Power unveils network of the future, where thousands of regional customers are taken off grid and given renewables and storage, saving money and boosting reliability.

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Is this the day that solar and wind changed the W.A. grid forever?

Giles Parkinson22 February 2019

AEMO issues market direction for back-up power for first time in W.A. grid and wants quick adoption of technology and market solutions to deal with increased volatility.

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Changing shape of solar power: How tracking technology killed the solar bell curve

Sophie Vorrath5 February 20195 February 2019

Carnegie Clean Energy illustrates the benefits of using single axis tracking in large-scale solar projects.

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Tesla grid battery to be tested in WA’s top solar postcode

Sophie Vorrath18 October 201818 October 2018

WA government-owned network operator Western Power and retailer Synergy will connect a 105kW/420kWh Tesla battery to the grid in Meadow Springs, a suburb of Mandurah.

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WA suburb to trial community battery ‘bank’ for rooftop solar deposits

Sophie Vorrath12 March 2018

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A new Community Power Bank scheme led by WA utility Western Power will allow local solar homes to store their excess generation in a shared battery.

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Carnegie to build W.A.’s largest micro-grid at Kalbarri

Giles Parkinson12 February 201813 February 2018

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Carnegie wins WA contract to build state's largest microgrid, ensuring renewables and batteries can lift reliability of supply for Kalbarri.

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The first Australian utility to embrace era of “base-cost renewables”

Giles Parkinson7 December 20177 December 2017

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West Australia's regional utility Horizon Power has become the first major Australian utility to embrace the concept of "base-cost renewables", recognising that the plunging cost of solar and wind...